Taranaki surfer Jarred Hancox will be looking to defend his title at this year’s over 35-year-old men's final at the National Surfing Championship, but Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki surfer Chris Malone is out to take his spot.
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Kea Smith leads at the National Surfing Champs
Mana wāhine ruled the water today as day four of the National Surfing Championships continued out at Piha. Ngāti Ranginui teenager Kea Smith dominated the waves with excellent results.
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Māori surfing strong at National Surfing Championships
The state of Māori surfing is evidently strong with the Under 14 boys stepping up to the plate today on day three at the National Surfing Championships in Piha. Three of those surfers are Māori and excelling.
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Local knowledge helps Māori surfer into next round of National Surfing Champs
Day two of the National Surfing Championships in Piha and local knowledge of the conditions has proved a deciding factor for young Māori surfer Elliot Paerata-Reid, who won his heat this morning.
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Māori surfers among competition favourites at National Surfing Championships
Three Māori junior surfers are amongst the competition favourites at this year's National Surfing Championships. The preeminent competition got underway at Auckland's Piha beach with the Junior U18s taking to the waters first.
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Kite surfing drama proves Metservice warnings should not be taken lightly
MetService has warned Wellington's large swell around the east coast of the capital are not to be taken lightly as a courageous kite surfer near Lyall Bay got caught in the swell and nearly disappeared.
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Native Affairs Summer Series- Ancient Māori surfing
When we think surfing origins, Hawaiʻi frequently springs to mind and surfing royalty like King Kamehamehaa. But, we’re often unaware that Māori were surfing here several hundred years ago and that we had our own wave riding rangatira. That’s according to one Māori surfing specialist.
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Native Affairs – Surfing Lessons
Māori have been traversing the Pacific ocean for centuries on double hull waka. But did you know that for hundreds of years we've also been surfing on ancient Māori surf boards? We went to the Māori Surfing National's in Waitara to find out more.
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Māori surfers contest for No 1 Title at Backdoor BayBash
Some of NZ’s top surfers have converged at Hawkes Bay’s Waimarama beach for the Backdoor BayBash competition.
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Butler, Hutchieson dominate Māori Surfing Nationals
Kehu Butler from Ngāi Te Rangi and Zhana Hutchieson from Te Atiawa are the Open title winners from the Māori Surfing Nationals held in Waitara.
